Stock Photo - NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier with Mount Nuptse dominating the scene, a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest - this glacier has retreated over 5km from where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norguay set out to conquer the world’s highest mountain in 1953. Scientists say these huge Himalayan glaciers are melting fast which could threaten Asia's water supply in the future having a devastating impact on the region's agriculture -- Picture © Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos.

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